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Art Competition

Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (IA-02) is excited to announce we are now accepting submissions for the Spring 2024 Congressional Art Competition!

 

Each spring, a nation-wide high school arts competition is sponsored by the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives. The Congressional Art Competition is an opportunity to recognize and encourage the artistic talent in the nation and in Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District.

The Congressional Art Competition is open to all high school students (9th – 12th grade) who reside or attend school in the 2nd Congressional District. The winning artwork will be displayed for one year in the U.S. Capitol, alongside winning artwork from all participating districts from around the country.  The submission period for the Spring 2024 Congressional Art Competition is now open through April 26th at 5pm.

Artwork Entry Criteria: 

Teachers and students should verify their eligibility with the office of the Member of Congress. Artwork must be the creation of a single student and may not collaborate on an entry. Artwork must be two-dimensional. Each framed artwork can be no larger than 26 inches high, 26 inches wide, and 4 inches deep.

Accepted mediums for the two-dimensional artwork are as follows:

  • Paintings: oil, acrylics, watercolor, etc.
  • Drawings: colored pencil, pencil, ink, marker, pastels, charcoal (it is recommended that charcoal and pastel drawings be fixed).
  • Collages: must be two dimensional.
  • Prints: lithographs, silkscreen, block prints.
  • Mixed Media: use of more than two mediums such as pencil, ink, watercolor, etc.
  • Computer-generated art.
  • Photographs. Each entry must be original in concept, design, and execution and may not violate U.S. copyright laws. Any entry that has been copied from an existing photo or image (including a painting, graphic, or advertisement) that was created by someone other than the student is a violation of the competition rules and will not be accepted.
  • Work entered must be in the original medium (that is, not a scanned reproduction of a painting, drawing, etc.).

Artwork will hang in the Cannon Tunnel for the duration of the exhibition. Students should only submit artwork they will not need for other purposes.

If your artwork is selected as the winning piece, it must arrive in Washington, DC, framed. Even when framed, it must still measure no larger than the above maximum dimensions. No framed piece should weigh more than 15 pounds.

Submission Deadline and Instructions: 

Please submit a high-quality photo of the art work in JPG format to ia02.artcompetition@mail.house.gov by April 26th at 5pm.
Make sure to include a copy of the
2024 Student Release Form in PDF format in the email
In the subject line of the email the following information: 
“Your name - Name of the piece – Medium”
Please review the 2024 Rules and Regulations
HERE before submitting.

Please contact ia02.artcompetition@mail.house.gov with any questions

 

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